New steering rack :-(

[Gaz1912]

Well had my car at the garage today for a full health check . They said that everything is good except .
Ns cv boot is split
And I have play in my steering rack

. Thank god I'm still in warranty . Got to phone garage I bought it from in Monday and tell them the good news .

What are my best options . Can I put a uprated one on , second hand or brand new ?

 

[Kazumz]

Well had my car at the garage today for a full health check . They said that everything is good except .
Ns cv boot is split
And I have play in my steering rack

. Thank god I'm still in warranty . Got to phone garage I bought it from in Monday and tell them the good news .

What are my best options . Can I put a uprated one on , second hand or brand new ?

Not sure if Aftermarket is available. However, I'd go brand new personally.

 

[Jimmy]

Really sorry to hear that unfortunately the rack is one of the more expensive things that can go wrong on the mk3. I agree with Kaz though, go brand new OEM.

 

[Sean197]

From memory the 200 cup steering rack is the cheapest and also the best in terms of feel etc. Around 300 iirc. I have the dreaded creaking so looks like this will be my next job on the clio

 

[Steve Murr]

I will be surprised if your warranty covers a steering rack...
wear & tear I bet !

 

[Gaz1912]

That's what I was dreading . :-( I'm sure I read on here that the 200 or maybe a cup rack improves things , is that correct ?

 

[Chrisgti6]

From memory the 200 cup steering rack is the cheapest and also the best in terms of feel etc. Around 300 iirc. I have the dreaded creaking so looks like this will be my next job on the clio

I'd be surprised if that's the rack. Noise like that is normally the ball joints.

IIRC the 200 cup rack is a quicker rack, so worth an upgrade if possible.

 

[Sean197]

I'd be surprised if that's the rack. Noise like that is normally the ball joints.

IIRC the 200 cup rack is a quicker rack, so worth an upgrade if possible.

Definitely not the ball joints, both were done 6k ago so unfortunately I also know what that sounds like. In fact the whole front suspension is practically new so only thing left is the rack.